The advancement in technology has led to a solution for individuals with damage to the inner ear. Cochlear implants are devices used for individuals who suffer from a severe to profound hearing loss who do not benefit from the use of hearing aids. Individuals who are candidates for the use of cochlear implants commonly suffer from a severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, which is a hearing loss that is attributed to damage to the cochlea. The cochlea is the anatomical structure that stimulates the auditory nerve, thus allowing the individual to perceive sound. However, a cochlear implant is not a cure for a hearing loss. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human services approximately 2-3 children out of 1,000 are born with
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A cochlear implant requires surgery in which the mastoid process of the temporal bone is drilled, and by which the electrode would be inserted into the cochlea. A team of surgeons along with other health professionals create a strategic plan aimed at having a successful outcome for the patient. In the film of Sound and Fury, we meet a young girl by the name of Heather who was born deaf to deaf parents. As the film progresses, Heather lets her parents know that she wants a cochlear implant. The father was upset at finding that Heather wanted to hear and believed that Heather was not happy the way she was. As the film continues, the Heather father’s brother had recently had twin boys and one of the twins was born deaf. Both the parents of the twins were normal hearing individuals and were deeply concerned about their son’s hearing loss. Throughout the film the parents to the twins contemplate and decide to give their son a cochlear implant. At the same time, Heather and her parents researched more in depth about cochlear implants from the perspective of normal hearing parents with a deaf child, and deaf parents with a deaf child. Heather’s parents are deeply involved with the deaf community and believed that once Heather receives a cochlear implant she would not belong to either the normal hearing community nor the deaf community. Furthermore, the parent’s twins receive criticism from both the deaf community and deaf family members about their decision to implant their son. Ultimately, Heather does not receive a cochlear implant and the twin who was born deaf receives a cochlear implant at his parent’s wishes. In the film, two different perspectives about cochlear implants can be seen. One perspective is against the use of cochlear implants in the deaf community. The second perspective supports the usage of cochlear implants in
A cochlear implant requires surgery in which the mastoid process of the temporal bone is drilled, and by which the electrode would be inserted into the cochlea. A team of surgeons along with other health professionals create a strategic plan aimed at having a successful outcome for the patient. In the film of Sound and Fury, we meet a young girl by the name of Heather who was born deaf to deaf parents. As the film progresses, Heather lets her parents know that she wants a cochlear implant. The father was upset at finding that Heather wanted to hear and believed that Heather was not happy the way she was. As the film continues, the Heather father’s brother had recently had twin boys and one of the twins was born deaf. Both the parents of the twins were normal hearing individuals and were deeply concerned about their son’s hearing loss. Throughout the film the parents to the twins contemplate and decide to give their son a cochlear implant. At the same time, Heather and her parents researched more in depth about cochlear implants from the perspective of normal hearing parents with a deaf child, and deaf parents with a deaf child. Heather’s parents are deeply involved with the deaf community and believed that once Heather receives a cochlear implant she would not belong to either the normal hearing community nor the deaf community. Furthermore, the parent’s twins receive criticism from both the deaf community and deaf family members about their decision to implant their son. Ultimately, Heather does not receive a cochlear implant and the twin who was born deaf receives a cochlear implant at his parent’s wishes. In the film, two different perspectives about cochlear implants can be seen. One perspective is against the use of cochlear implants in the deaf community. The second perspective supports the usage of cochlear implants in